Battery Garesche
Battery Garesche is a fort in Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine. Battery Garesche is situated nearby to Fort Williams Dog Park, as well as near the fort Battery Blair.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portland Head Lighthouse and Ram Island Ledge Light Station.
Portland Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The light station sits on a headland at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor, which is within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. Portland Head Lighthouse is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Battery Garesche.
Ram Island Ledge Light Station
Lighthouse
Photo: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ram Island Ledge Light is a lighthouse in Portland, Maine, United States, marking the northern end of the main channel leading the harbor of Portland, Maine. Ram Island Ledge Light Station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Battery Garesche.
Cushing Island
Island
Photo: Alfred Thompson Bricher, Public domain.
Cushing Island, or Cushing's Island, is a privately owned island in Casco Bay in the U.S. state of Maine. Part of the city of Portland, roughly 45 families live there seasonally. Cushing Island is situated 1½ miles north of Battery Garesche.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Elizabeth and South Portland.
Cape Elizabeth
Photo: Southgeist, CC BY 3.0.
Cape Elizabeth is an upscale community about 5 miles southeast of Portland, Maine on the Southern Maine coast. Its centerpiece is the 90 acre Fort Williams bought by the town in 1964.
South Portland
Photo: Paul VanDerWerf, CC BY 2.0.
South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-most populous city in the state, incorporated in 1898. At the 2020 census, the city population was 26,498.
Old Port of Portland, Maine
Neighborhood
The Old Port is a district of Portland, Maine, known for its cobblestone streets, 19th-century brick buildings and fishing piers. The district contains boutiques, restaurants and bars. Old Port of Portland, Maine is situated 3½ miles northwest of Battery Garesche.
Battery Garesche
- Type: Fort
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.62084° or 43° 37′ 15″ northLongitude
-70.21033° or 70° 12′ 37″ westOpen location code
87MFJQCQ+8VOpenStreetMap ID
node 6184830170OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort Williams Dog Park and Battery Blair.
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